New agriculture visa promised this year to fill seasonal worker shortage

By Matt Coughlan
Updated June 17 2021 - 10:10am, first published June 16 2021 - 10:00am
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has promised to help farmers fill labour shortages.
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has promised to help farmers fill labour shortages.

Australia plans to lure more than 10,000 farm workers from Southeast Asia under a new agriculture visa farmers have long campaigned for.

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